Boistrudan | |
Native Name: | (Gallo) |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Coordinates: | 47.9703°N -1.3997°W |
Insee: | 35028 |
Postal Code: | 35150 |
Arrondissement: | Fougères-Vitré |
Canton: | Châteaugiron |
Mayor: | Anne Renault[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Roche-aux-Fées |
Elevation Min M: | 32 |
Elevation Max M: | 85 |
Area Km2: | 12.80 |
Boistrudan (in French pronounced as /bwatʁydɑ̃/; Breton: Koetruzan; Gallo: Boéz-Trudan) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Inhabitants of Boistrudan are called Boistrudanais in French.
Bosco Truant in 1197,[2] Boays-Trudant in the 16th century, then Bois-Trudain in 1685, Bois-trudaine around 1780.
Meaning : Truant's wood, Truant can be a surname or the common word for "beggar, tramp" in Old French.